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Augusta-Waterville, ME
presidential margin
2008D+14.82012D+13.52016R+3.62020D+0.22024R+2.7
full record · 1892 → 2024
R+2.7
2024
median income$69,077U.S. $80,734 · ME $74,733
median age43.7U.S. 39.1 · ME 44.8
poverty rate11.6%U.S. 12.5% · ME 10.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)31.9%U.S. 35.6% · ME 36.1%
non-english4.8%U.S. 22.3% · ME 6.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English21.9%
Irish15.5%
French15.4%
Mexican0.5%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Spaniard0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline5.1%
Muslim1.5%
Latter-day Saints1.3%
Other Christian1.0%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine

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Augusta-Waterville, METrumpR+2.7
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2024 presidential margin by county for Augusta-Waterville, ME, MEA map of the single county of Augusta-Waterville, ME, ME, outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Kennebec County, ME · R+2.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican50.2%36,589
Kamala HarrisDemocratic47.5%34,585
Jill SteinGreen Independent2.3%1,712
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Augusta-Waterville, ME, ME — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Kennebec County, MERepublicanR+2.7
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
47.5%Harris34,585
50.2%Trump36,589
2.3%Stein1,712
−2.7%
72,886
D
48.1%Biden34,902
47.8%Trump34,721
4.1%Jorgensen2,992
+0.2%
72,615
R
44.3%Clinton29,302
47.8%Trump31,675
7.9%Johnson5,231
−3.6%
66,208
D
55.2%Obama35,068
41.8%Romney26,519
3.0%Johnson1,910
+13.5%
63,497
D
56.4%Obama37,238
41.6%McCain27,482
1.9%Nader1,266
+14.8%
65,986
D
53.3%Kerry35,616
44.6%Bush29,761
2.1%Life1,395
+8.8%
66,772
D
53.0%Gore31,198
40.7%Bush23,967
6.4%Nader3,742
+12.3%
58,907
D
54.4%Clinton30,257
27.7%Dole15,403
18.0%Perot9,994
+26.7%
55,654
D
39.3%Clinton25,125
26.8%Bush17,135
33.9%Perot21,661
+12.5%
63,921
R
45.6%Dukakis23,578
53.6%Bush27,734
0.8%Paul433
−8.0%
51,745
R
39.8%Mondale21,183
59.7%Reagan31,753
0.5%Hall255
−19.9%
53,191
R
42.7%Carter20,943
43.8%Reagan21,517
13.5%Anderson6,617
−1.2%
49,077
D
49.5%Carter23,473
47.5%Ford22,534
3.0%McCarthy1,400
+2.0%
47,407
R
39.9%McGovern16,379
60.0%Nixon24,617
0.1%Schmitz39
−20.1%
41,035
D
56.8%Humphrey21,752
41.8%Nixon16,009
1.4%Wallace531
+15.0%
38,292
D
68.7%Johnson24,813
31.3%Goldwater11,307
0.1%Hass23
+37.4%
36,143
R
45.7%Kennedy18,252
54.3%Nixon21,699
0.0%
−8.6%
39,951
R
33.3%Stevenson11,483
66.7%Eisenhower23,028
0.0%
−33.5%
34,511
R
36.3%Stevenson12,113
63.6%Eisenhower21,207
0.1%Hallinan31
−27.3%
33,351
R
44.2%Truman11,163
55.1%Dewey13,923
0.7%Thurmond174
−10.9%
25,260
R
49.5%Roosevelt14,070
50.4%Dewey14,335
0.1%Thomas25
−0.9%
28,430
D
51.6%Roosevelt15,861
48.4%Willkie14,877
0.1%Thomas27
+3.2%
30,765
R
41.6%Roosevelt11,268
55.3%Landon14,987
3.1%Lemke826
−13.7%
27,081
R
45.2%Roosevelt12,110
53.9%Hoover14,451
0.9%Thomas236
−8.7%
26,797
R
34.5%Smith8,226
65.1%Hoover15,541
0.4%Thomas92
−30.7%
23,859
R
23.0%Davis4,184
72.3%Coolidge13,122
4.7%La Follette853
−49.2%
18,159
R
30.4%Cox5,466
68.6%Harding12,333
1.0%Debs174
−38.2%
17,973
R
44.1%Wilson5,527
53.7%Hughes6,731
2.2%Benson273
−9.6%
12,531
O
37.5%Wilson4,397
15.2%Taft1,782
47.3%Roosevelt5,547
Roosevelt +9.8
11,726
R
30.9%Bryan2,871
66.0%Taft6,133
3.1%Debs290
−35.1%
9,294
R
27.8%Parker2,333
68.7%Roosevelt5,765
3.5%Debs296
−40.9%
8,394
R
34.3%Bryan3,410
62.6%McKinley6,228
3.1%Woolley311
−28.3%
9,949
R
25.6%Bryan2,817
71.7%McKinley7,889
2.7%Palmer297
−46.1%
11,003
R
38.0%Cleveland4,094
57.3%Harrison6,165
4.7%Weaver506
−19.2%
10,765
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: −2.7% in 2024.flipped R · 2024−2.7%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892−19.2%
1896−46.1%
1900−28.3%
1904−40.9%
1908−35.1%
1912+22.3%
1916−9.6%
1920−38.2%
1924−49.2%
1928−30.7%
1932−8.7%
1936−13.7%
1940+3.2%
1944−0.9%
1948−10.9%
1952−27.3%
1956−33.5%
1960−8.6%
1964+37.4%
1968+15.0%
1972−20.1%
1976+2.0%
1980−1.2%
1984−19.9%
1988−8.0%
1992+12.5%
1996+26.7%
2000+12.3%
2004+8.8%
2008+14.8%
2012+13.5%
2016−3.6%
2020+0.2%
2024−2.7%
DemocraticRepublican

Anchored by the state capital and Colby College's home city, this compact metro blends government-sector employment with working-class mill-town demographics, producing competitive margins that frequently mirror Maine's statewide results.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 37.4 points in 1964 and a Republican high of 49.2 points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 2.7 points.

A population of 126,808, a 92% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,077 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lewiston-Auburn, ME and Bangor, ME.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME
95.4twin score
2000–2012 trajectory
Bangor, ME
93.4twin score
French ancestry2004 margin% White
Keene, NH
93.2twin score
2000–2012 trajectoryFrench ancestry≠ % unaffiliated

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine vote in 2024?
In 2024, Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine voted Republican by 2.7 points (R+2.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 72,886 votes cast, 34,585 went Democratic and 36,589 went Republican.
When did Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine?
Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine has a population of 126,808 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine?
Median household income in Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine is $69,077 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.
What is the political history of Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Augusta-Waterville, ME, Maine from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.